SYNOPSIS:
Virus attacks on PCs running "Microsoft OS" are no longer "just problems for
NTadmin". Some virus now come with WORMS, and WORMS attack data regards of
OS. When a MS-PC is attached to a network with read/write access to data on
Suns via Samba, PC-NFS, or whatever, all that data is at risk.
Problem may be complicated by fact that MS-PCs are managed by one group or
groups while another group manages the data servers. In such a case the
"Unix group" might be held responsible for the data servers and the data
while "other group(s)" are held responsible for the entry points to the data
(MS-PCs). In this case the "Unix group" is completely relying on those
"other group(s)" to have their anti-virus acts together (yet management
still hold the "Unix group" responsible for the data those virus might
affect).
Remember SUN's old slogan, "The network is the computer!" Nothing has
changed.
SUMMARY:
I work in a mix shop, Sun SS2 to Sun UE5500 (I admin a portion of these),
PCs with different flavors of Microsoft OS (and Linux, and OS/2 and Be), HP
Unix (just as diverse as the Sun collection), mini-computers, and
main-frames. WORM virus are a threat to data on all boxes that have granted
read/write access to other platforms (ie that are networked with MS-PC that
shared shares). Since I am a SunAdmin'er that makes this type of virus my
problem regardless of the virus's source OS or app (Microsoft).
With the Suns I admin, I use Samba to push select files to PC shares (only
one-way to PCs). As such, my data is safe from WORMS from PCs. However
other Suns (which I don't admin) use Samba to share files with PC in a two
way direction. If there were to be some infection there, I don't know how
these SunAdmers would handled it. I don't know of any SPARC software that
can check files on a Sun for MS type viruses.
FROM:
Chris O'Neal <onealwc@agedwards.com>
DATE:
06-23-2000
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